Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Sovana Eviction Risk: Lower , League City
Tract 48167721209 · Galveston, TX · pop 2,745 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.5/10 for census tract 48167721209 reflects conditions in Sovana in League City, Texas. That is riskier than roughly 22% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 100% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,889 monthly, set against $162,981 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,019
Renter share4.3%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate0.2%
Median income$162,981
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across League City and the region
Centroid at 29.4934, -95.0541 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sovana scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from League City
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
0.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,889 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from League City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from League City
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from League City
2.0
How Sovana compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 19Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sovana
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from League City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Galveston County average of 5.0 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 3.17x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48167721209
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167721209?
Census tract 48167721209 in the Sovana neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48167721209?
Median gross rent is $1,889/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 100% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167721209?
0.2% of residents in tract 48167721209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,745.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167721209?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 4th, minority 72th, housing 8th.
Q5
Is tract 48167721209 considered part of Sovana?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48167721209 fall within Sovana (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48167721209 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.17× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48167721209 compare to League City overall?
Tract 48167721209 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of League City at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from League City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in League City
Top eight tracts in League City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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Centerpointe
2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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